Lead in lipstick? 1,4 dioxane in baby soap? Coal tar in shampoo? How is this possible?

Simple. The $35 billion cosmetics industry is so powerful that they''ve kept themselves unregulated for decades.

Not one cosmetic product has to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration before hitting the market. Incredible? Consider this:

• The European Union has banned more than 1,100 chemicals from cosmetics. The United States has banned just 10.
• Only 11% of chemicals used in cosmetics in the US have been assessed for health and safety - leaving a staggering 89% with unknown or undisclosed effects.
• More than 70% of all personal care products may contain phthalates, which are linked to birth defects and infertility.
• Many baby soaps are contaminated with the cancer-causing chemical 1,4 dioxane.

It''s not just women who are affected by this chemists'' brew. Shampoo, deodorant, face lotion and other products used daily by men, women and children contain hazardous chemicals that the industry claims are "within acceptable limits." But there''s nothing acceptable about daily multiple exposures to carcinogenic chemicals ? from products that are supposed to make us feel healthy and beautiful.

Not Just a Pretty Face delves deeply into the dark side of the beauty industry, and looks to hopeful solutions for a healthier future. This scathing investigation peels away less-than-lovely layers to expose an industry in dire need of an extreme makeover.

15 percent of the purchase price of each book sold benefits the national Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, administered by the Breast Cancer Fund, through December 31, 2012.

The modern world is a toxic place, and we?ve all become less healthy because of it, whether it is from the air that we breathe or the foods that we eat. Natasha Kyssa is a raw foods chef and lifestyle coach, and her company SimplyRaw helps people improve their health and well-being by integrating simple, natural-based guidelines into their current lifestyles. This informative and useful manual outlines Natasha''s twenty-eight-day detox program, which includes only raw and ?living? foods (i.e., those that have been soaked, sprouted, and fermented). It is a gentle, effective method to cleanse the body of toxins and to provide optimal nourishment for healing. The author believes that we can heal ourselves naturally to mend the damage done to our bodies due to unhealthy environments and improper food choices.

Raw diets have become all the rage lately, but Natasha believes that proper digestion, essential for one?s health and vitality, essential for one''s health and vitality, can be greatly improved by a living foods diet. This manual, which includes 135 recipes as well as plenty of guidelines and background information, follows a proven approach to better health, natural weight loss, increased vitality, and healthy lifestyle changes.

Now in its second printing!

Traditional Chinese edition of Six thinking hats by Edward de Bono, the bestselling and widely used book on teaching us how to think through role play. This transformational book was first published in 1999 and has reshaped the way leaders as well as average people think. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

When Arnold swallows the Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle''s class takes a tour of his stomach, intestines, and bloodstream.

A collection that provides a compelling and insightful look into the world of ICU nurses.

This is a compelling collection of stories by twenty-five nurses working in the ICU, a fast-paced, highly technological environment where patients? lives are at stake. From cardiac, medical, surgical, and trauma units, these nurses share their experiences of caring for critically ill patients after major surgery, illnesses, accidents, traumas, and even multiple-organ failure. These skilled professionals impart their knowledge and insights, along with accounts of the many challenges, stresses, joys, and dilemmas they face in the ICU. The intense emotional and psychological issues that patients, families ? and the nurses, themselves ? undergo are also explored. This fascinating collection allows us to peer over the shoulders of nurses while they provide life-saving care to patients.

"Helpful advice for relief of a chronic condition that affects millions."

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, non-contagious skin disease. Characterized by itchy, thick and raised red areas of skin covered with silvery-white scales, psoriasis affects 1 in 50 adults. This affliction makes it one of the world's most common skin disorders. Appearing at any age, it can affect relationships, the ability to work and to enjoy leisure activities.

Psoriasis is a straightforward book about an all too common problem. The information is presented in clear, understandable terms for non-medical readers, covering: Causes Psychosocial effects Diagnosis Treatment options Psoriatic arthritis Psoriasis in children.

Psoriasis includes line drawings, case studies, a comprehensive resource list and a glossary.

This natural and holistic guide to beauty combines the ancient principles of Ayurveda with the modern-day knowledge of skin biology. With these tools, understand the root causes of common skin ailments and how to rebalance your body, mind and spirit for a flawless, glowing complexion. Learn how to develop your own personal skincare practices based on your individual needs, and tailored to the constraints, issues and values of our current environment. BEAUTY: PURE + SIMPLE brings out our natural beauty through better health!

Sick Joke is one quirky travelogue. Glenn Deir spent two years happily stumbling through the conundrums of Japanese culture. Then he got tonsil cancer and less happily stumbled through the conundrums of medical culture. Sick Joke is a tale of two journeys told simultaneously that will make you laugh out loud.

The "Dave Barry of medicine" takes on the foibles of human health in this wildly funny collection.

Irreverent yet authoritative, Dr. Dave''s practical medical advice for everyday ailments is entertaining and informative. In the style of Dave Barry and Rick Reilly, GP and well-loved syndicated columnist, Dr. Dave takes on all kinds of health issues, including smoking ("the nicotine patch works best when placed directly over the mouth"), dandruff ("a funny little fungus called malassezia furfur-need a real unique name for the next kid?"), and the body mass index ("useless, corrupt and irrelevant, the Chicago Cubs of measurements").

The opinionated and irreverent Dr. Dave also provides authoritative, uptodate, and practical advice about commonplace conditions and remedies while poking fun at his patients, Britney Spears, lawn bowling, and, most of all, himself.

Whether he''s relating the need to reseed receding hairlines or meditating on the Museum of Menstruation, Dr. Dave holds nothing back.

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For the first time in Penguin Modern Classics and on the 50th anniversary of its first publication, Laing's unique study of the human situation

An extremely interesting, absorbing and sometimes moving account of madness and the process of going mad. Dr. Laing's first purpose is to make madness and the process of going mad comprehensible. In this he succeeds brilliantly, but he does more: through a vision of sanity and madness as "degrees of conjunction and disjunction between two persons where the one is sane by common consent" he offers a rich existential analysis of personal alienation.